7 th Grade ELAR Final Exam Review

1. Spring 2013 Mrs. Koen 7th Grade ELAR Final Exam Review

2. Figurative Language

3. Onomatopoeia An onomatopoeiais a word that sounds like the sound it names. The bacon sizzled in the frying pan.

4. Simile A simile is a comparison of two things using the words like or as. He was as angry as a hornet defending its hive.

5. Metaphor A metaphor is a direct comparison of two things. (It doesn’t use like or as.) She is a bear when she wakes up in the morning.

6. Idiom An idiom is a common saying with a meaning completely different from its dictionary meaning. It’s raining cats and dogs!

7. Hyperbole A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration. I’ve told you a million times to CLEAN YOUR ROOM!

8. Personification Personification is when an object is given human qualities. The kite danced happily across the sky.

9. Alliteration Alliteration is repeated sounds at the beginning of words. Please plan to be present at Paxton’s pirate and princess party.

10. Poetry

11. Poetic Forms Haiku DEFINITION: a Japanese poem about nature. • Length – 3 lines • 5-7-5 • No rhyme scheme requirements

12. Poetic Forms Cinquain DEFINITION: can be about anything • Length – 5 lines • 2-4-6-8-2 • No rhyme scheme requirements

13. Poetic GENRES Ballad poetry DEFINITION: a poem that tells a story in a musical way or with a musical feeling • Can be as long as the story requires • Odd-numbered lines longer than even-numbered lines • Even-numbered lines should rhyme

14. Poetic GENRES Lyric poetry DEFINITION: highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker. It creates a single, unified impression. • Short • Usually in 1st person point of view • Expresses emotion or describes a scene • Does NOT tell a story • No syllable requirements • No rhyme scheme requirements

15. Poetic Forms Limerick DEFINITION: a humorous, musical-feeling poem that oftentimes makes fun of or tells a story about a specific person. • Length – 5 lines • 3 beats – 3 beats – 2 beats – 2 beats – 3 beats • Rhyme scheme: A-A-B-B-A

16. The Highwayman By Alfred Noyes In this Narrative Poem, a young woman, Bess, kills herself to warn her love that the king’s troops have set up a trap for him. He escapes, but returns to avenge his love and dies in the attempt.

17. Humorous Poetry Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out by Shel Silverstein Jabberwocky- a young hero slays a beast known as the Jabberwock. Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out- Sarah will not take the garbage out which lead to it piling up and her premature demise. Uses Alliteration and Hyperbole for humor.

18. Plot and conflict

19. Man vs. Man Plot: Types of Conflict

20. Plot: Man vs. Man Conflict This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with another character, human or not human.

21. Man vs. Beast Plot: Types of Conflict

22. Man vs. Self Plot: Types of Conflict

23. Plot: Character vs. Self Conflict In this type of conflict, the main character experiences some kind of inner conflict.

24. Man vs. Nature Plot: Types of Conflict

25. Plot: Character vs. Nature Conflict This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist.

26. Man vs. Society Plot: Types of Conflict

27. Plot: Character vs. Society Conflict This type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, etc.

28. Plot Components Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment—either mentally or in action Rising Action:the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax Falling Action:all of the action which follows the climax Exposition:the start of the story, the situation before the action starts Resolution: the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads

29. Autobiography • An autobiography is the story of a person’s life written by that person. • Uses first person point of view • Often introduces people who influenced him or her • Shares thoughts abd feelings about his or her experiences

30. The Noble ExperimentFrom the Autobiography I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson This excerpt tells of the turning point in Jackie Robinson’s career. Dodger President Branch Rickey chooses Robinson to help him achieve his goal of integrating major league baseball. Robinson learns he has to find his strength in silence and keep his dignity.

31. Novel Studies What we read and learned about!

32. The Skin I’m In By Sharon G Flake Maleeka Madison is a strong student who has had enough of being teased about her "too black" skin and handmade clothes. So when she starts seventh grade, she decides to adopt a sassier attitude and a tougher circle of friends. The last thing she expects is to get "messed up" with another "freak," but that's exactly what happens. After a new teacher, whose face is disfigured from a skin disease, enters her life, will Maleeka be able to learn to love the skin she's in? Themes: Pride and Self-Esteem Tolerance and Acceptance Friends and Friendship Prejudice and Tolerance Experiences

33. Whispers from the Dead By Joan Lowry Nixon Sarah Darnell, 16, is haunted by an invisible presence after she recovers from a swimming accident. Apparently, her brush with death left her with a special sensitivity to ''whispers from the other side.'' When her family moves to Houston, Sarah is plagued by visions of a hushed-up recent murder that took place in her new suburban house. Horrifying visions of the murder scene alternate in Sarah's mind with urgent pleas for help. Sarah's courage and compassion are stirred.

34. The Face on the Milk Carton By Caroline B. Cooney The face on the milk carton looks like an ordinary little girl: hair in tight pigtails, a dress with a narrow white collar, a three-year-old who was kidnapped more than twelve years ago from a shopping mall in New Jersey. As fifteen-year-old Janie Johnson stares at the milk carton, she feels overcome with shock. She knows that little girl is she. But how could it be true? Janie can't believe that her loving parents kidnapped her, until she begins to piece together clues that don't make sense. Why are there no pictures of Janie before she was four? Her parents have always said they didn't have a camera. Now that explanation sounds feeble. Something is terribly wrong, and Janie is afraid to find out what happened more than twelve years ago.

35. That Was Then This is Now By S. E. Hinton Since childhood, Bryon and Mark have been as close as brothers. Now things are changing. Bryon's growing up, spending a lot of time with girls, and thinking seriously about who he wants to be. Mark still just lives for the thrill of the moment. The two are growing apart - until Bryon makes a shocking discovery about Mark. Then Bryon faces a terrible decision - one that will change both of their lives forever Themes; Loyalty Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking Friends and Friendship Romantic Relationships

36. Pictures of Hollis Woods By Patrica Reilly Gif Hollis Woods was an infant when she was abandoned and for 12 years she has been transferred from one foster home to another. To the social agency, she is a "mountain of trouble" because she skips school and runs away, even from the Regans, a family willing to give her a real home. When she is placed with Josie, an elderly artist who is becoming very forgetful, Hollis begins to feel needed and doesn't ever want to leave this eccentric old woman who knows a lot about friendship and love. Fearful that the social agency will take her from Josie, Hollis plans a winter escape. This time she takes Josie with her and returns to Branches, the summer home that belongs to the Regans. All along, Hollis longs for her life with the Regans, and records every special moment with them in a gallery of pictures. Themes: Family life Adoption